The New America Foundation is an American non-profit, nonpartisan public policy institute and think tank focusing on a wide range of issues, including national security studies, technology, asset building, health, energy, education, and the economy. The organization is based in Washington DC in addition to having a significant presence in New York City.
In 2007 Steve Coll, a former managing editor of The Washington Post, became President of the New America Foundation. Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, is chairman of the foundation's board of directors.
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